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Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca)-Associated Aortitis Presenting With Acute Dissection: Case Report And Comprehensive Literature Review, Obteene Azimi-Ghomi, Jorge De La Portilla
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca)-Associated Aortitis Presenting With Acute Dissection: Case Report And Comprehensive Literature Review, Obteene Azimi-Ghomi, Jorge De La Portilla
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Vasculitides are a group of diseases that produces vasculitis, which is characterized by inflammatory infiltrates within blood vessel walls and results in intimal injury as well as progressive mural destruction. Infiltrates are characterized per the Chapel Hill classification, into large, medium, and small-vessel vasculitides. ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a disease that has been described as involving small-sized vessels. However, some cases of large vessel disease involvement have been documented. ANCA-associated aortitis is a rare entity poorly described in the literature. Due to the rarity of this pathology, there is no Level I evidence available regarding diagnosis and treatment. We present …
Stress Levels In Patients Visiting For Dental Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study, Abhishek S. Nayyar, Babu J. Suresh, Deivanayagi Muthusamy, Naidu B. Ramesh, Ratnam Modalavalasa Venkata Ramana, Senapathi S. Navaneet, Swarnalatha Chandolu
Stress Levels In Patients Visiting For Dental Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study, Abhishek S. Nayyar, Babu J. Suresh, Deivanayagi Muthusamy, Naidu B. Ramesh, Ratnam Modalavalasa Venkata Ramana, Senapathi S. Navaneet, Swarnalatha Chandolu
Menoufia Medical Journal
Background Potentially stressful life events are thought to increase risk for a given disease. In turn, perception of stress might influence the pathogenesis of physical disease by causing negative affective states which, then, exert direct effects on the physiological processes of the individual that influence the predisposing and/or, risk factors for a given disease process. Objective To assess stress levels in patients coming for dental treatment using perceived stress scale. Patients and methods The present cross-sectional study consisted of 598 individuals randomly selected from the Outpatient Department aged 18 years and above over a period of 6 months, while perceived …
Linear Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Following Blaschko’S Lines On The Scalp: Additional Cases And Review Of The Literature, Heather Reagin, Daniel A. Nguyen, Marc R. Lewin, Gregory A. Hosler, Eric Weisberg, Stephen E. Weis
Linear Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Following Blaschko’S Lines On The Scalp: Additional Cases And Review Of The Literature, Heather Reagin, Daniel A. Nguyen, Marc R. Lewin, Gregory A. Hosler, Eric Weisberg, Stephen E. Weis
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Alopecia of the scalp has various causes and presentations. However, linear alopecia is unusual and lupus erythematosus presenting as linear alopecia is exceedingly rare. To date, there have been 16 documented cases of linear alopecia diagnosed as chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus occurring in a linear configuration following Blaschko's lines. We report 2 additional cases and review the clinical and histologic features along with treatment. This Blaschkoid linear variant of cutaneous lupus erythematosus has distinct clinical and histologic characteristics that set it apart from other causes of alopecia and from classic forms of cutaneous lupus. These distinct features include a linear …